(JTA) — Republican presidential candidate John Kasich criticized the Obama administration’s relations with Israel and defended Israel’s stance on peace with the Palestinians and settlements at a campaign appearance in New Hampshire. Kasich, the governor of Ohio, at a Manchester business forum on Wednesday defended Israel’s handling of the peace process with the Palestinians, the… More ▸

(JTA) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is demanding the army create a “detailed and encompassing program” to protect West Bank settlements from terrorist attacks. Netanyahu’s order, which the Times of Israel reported on Monday, came in response to three terror attacks occurring inside settlements within eight days. Earlier Monday, two women were wounded,… More ▸